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Week in FX Europe Feb 5-10

Despite the EUR’s sell off in the final trading session of the week, the single currency has managed to regain some lost ground against most of the G10 and EM currencies. Analysts agree that the “policy process and the firewall thats been built around Greece” have been contributing to the “excessive degree of benefit of doubt” which in turn has helped promote this move. However, other factors in the background have also been aiding this trade. The dovish Fed message [...] read more

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Eurozone Debt Crisis Infographic

Posted by Scott Boyd 10:40 am UTC, 02/01/2012

The recent downgrade to sovereign credit ratings for several of the Eurozone countries is just the latest challenge to befall the 17-member group of countries sharing the Euro. A total of nine countries were included in the downgrade and while none of the changes were overly surprising, the reclassification casts doubt on the likelihood that some of the weaker countries can remain viable. With the reclassification, Germany, Finland, and the Netherlands are the only countries to retain triple-A rated status. When [...] read more

Purchasing Manager's Index

the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) report uses a base scale of 50 to show changes in growth for the manufacturing industry. An index of less than 50 means the industry is contracting from the original base period, while a result exceeding 50, indicates growth. Results are adjusted to take into account seasonal changes in the industry.

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Posted under: USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY, AUD, CAD at 9:03 am UTC, 02/10/2012
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Eurozone Recession Could Cut China’s Growth by 50%

Posted by Scott Boyd 3:50 pm UTC, 02/06/2012

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today that a recession in the Eurozone would likely reduce China’s actual growth by about 50 percent of the current projection. That would place China’s growth for 2012 at roughly 4 percent should the Eurozone crisis devolve into a recession. It is estimated that China needs to maintain yearly expansion in the range of 8 to 10 percent to meet the needs of its emerging workforce. While growth of this magnitude would result in crushing [...] read more

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ECB, Bank of England Leave Rates Unchanged

Posted by Scott Boyd 9:20 am UTC, 02/09/2012

Both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank (ECB) opted to leave their respective benchmark lending rates unchanged. The ECB rate will remain at 1.0 percent, while the Bank of England rate was held steady at 0.5 percent. The rate announcements came just hours before the news was made public that the Greek coalition government had reached a deal on spending cuts paving the way for a second emergency bailout for Greece. The rescue package is valued at 130 [...] read more

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OANDA's open position ratios

  1. USD/JPY
    66.15% 33.85%
  2. USD/CHF
    58.38% 41.62%
  3. EUR/USD
    46.28% 53.72%
  4. GBP/USD
    45.33% 54.67%
  5. AUD/USD
    43.40% 56.60%

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February
10
Today’s Global
Market Events
8:30 am

CAD
Trade Balance
0.7B vs. 1.1B
USD
Trade Balance
-48.1B vs. -47.8B
9:55 am

USD
Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
74.4 vs. 75.0
USD
Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations
3.3%
12:30 pm

USD
Fed Chairman Bernanke Speaks
12:50 pm

USD
FOMC Member Pianalto Speaks
2:00 pm

USD
Federal Budget Balance
-58.5B vs. -86.0B